Age 79. Died January 05, 2014Actor - "Enemy of the State", "The West Wing"

Larry D. Mann

Age 91. Died January 06, 2014Voice Actor - "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer"

Frank Marth

Age 91. Died January 13, 2014Actor - "The Honeymooners", "Madigan"

Russell Johnson

Age 89. Died January 16, 2014Actor - "Gilligan's Island"

Dave Madden

Age 82. Died January 16, 2014Actor - "The Partridge Family"

Ruth Robnson Duccini

Age 95. Died January 16, 2014Actress - "Wizard of Oz"Editor's Note: Only One Munchlin Left

Ray Garber

Age 49. Died January 17, 2014Reality Star - "Shipping Wars"

Sarah Marshall

Age 80. Died January 18, 2014Actress - "The Long Hot Summer", "Star Trek"

Luis Avalos

Age 67. Died January 22, 2014Actor - "The Electric Company", "ER"

Michael Filerman

Age 76. Died January 25, 2014Producer - "Dallas", "Falcon Crest"

Ann Carter

Age 77. Died January 27, 2014Actress - "The Curse of the Cat People"

Pete Seeger

Age 94. Died January 27, 2014Folk Singer - "Where Have All The Flowers Gone", "If I Had a Hammer"

Arthur Rankin,Jr.

Age 89. Died January 30, 2014Animator/Director - "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Frosty The Snowman"

Christopher Jones

Age 72. Died January 31, 2014Actor - "Ryan's Daughter"

FEBRUARY

Maximilian Schell

Age 83. Died February 01, 2014Actor - "Judgement at Nuremberg"

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Age 46. Died February 02, 2014Actor - "Capote", "The Master"Editor's Note: Once again drugs kill another huge talent. Makes me wonder if the two always go hand in hand or if it just happens to be a shameful coincidence. This death is especially sad because it has been reported that Phil had been "sober"
for over two decades.

Richard Bull

Age 89. Died February 03, 2014Actor - "Little House On The Prairie"

Shirley Temple

Age 85. Died February 10, 2014Actress - "Bright Eyes", "Heidi", "Since you Went Away", "Fort Apache"Editor's Note: The Good Ship Lollipop has sunk. Shirley has passed away. For those of you from the Depression Era or those of us who were introduced to Shirley through our parents, today is a truly sad day. For those of you younger folks, it's time to rent some of her videos and learn why Shirley made our lives better. I have listed just a few of the movies Shirley made. She did over 40 movies in her career. Some of my favorites feature her singing and dancing with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, by far one of the top Tap Dancers of all time. http://youtu.be/fbtR1DNgNak

Sid Caesar

Age 91. Died February 12, 2014Actor/Comedian - "Your Show of Shows", "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"Editor's Note: It's a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World. The father of Television Comedy has died. Are you a fan of Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Larry Gelbart or Neil Simon? They all worked for Sid and evidently learned well from him. A classic and a terrific talent has died. Not a good week for entertainment.

Ralph Waite

Age 85. Died February 13, 2014Actor - "The Waltons", "NCIS", "Cool Hand Luke", "Roots"Editor's Note: Wow! This week gets worse by the day. I am a huge Waltons fan and this death makes me really blue. I had begun to enjoy seeing Ralph back on TV in his recurring role on NCIS. He was a perfect father character there just like he was for the Walton Clan. I hope they give him a nice script sendoff. Ralph was never a household name, but for those of us who knew his work and followed him, this is a great loss. Good Night Daddy!

Age 84. Died March 03, 2014Astronaut - "Skylab 3 SL-4"Editor's Note: In the summer of 1975, I traveled to Houston to visit my aunt and uncle.
My uncle was an engineer at Lockheed for Johnson Space Center. One of the things he arranged for me while I was there was an evening at Bill Pogue's house. I could not have been more thrilled. I was a huge Space Buff and Trekkie and a chance to meet and talk to an astronaut was solid gold.

Bill patiently answered my questions, posed for several pictures, and autographed
several items for me. It was a really memorable night.

Geoff Edwards

Age 83. Died March 05, 2014Game Show Host - "Jackpot"

Sheila MacRae

Age 93. Died March 07, 2014Actress - "Honeymooners (1960)"

Hal Douglas

Age 89. Died March 07, 2014Voice Over Actor - Movie Trailers

Cynthia Lynn

Age 76. Died March 10, 2014Actress - "Hogan's Heroes"

David Brenner

Age 78. Died March 16, 2014Comedian - Guest Host on The Tonight Show

Mitch Leigh

Age 76. Died March 16, 2014Composer - "Man of LaMancha"

Dana Craig

Age 68. Died March 20, 2014Actor - "The Waltons", "Chaplin"

James Rebhorn

Age 65. Died March 21, 2014Actor - "Homeland", "Scent of a Woman"

Patrice Wymore

Age 84. Died March 22, 2014Actress - "Rocky Mountain"

Lorenzo Semple, Jr.

Age 91. Died March 27, 2014Creator - "Batman(TV)" "Three Days of the Condor"A Note From Robin: Holy Crap Batman! Our Creator is Dead!

Kate O'Mara

Age 74. Died March 30, 2014Actress - "Dynasty", "Dr. Who"

April

Arthur Smith

Age 93. Died April 03, 2014Country Musician - "Feudin Banjos"Editor's Note:Most of you probably don't recognize "Feudin Banjos", but if I said, "Dueling Banjos"
you'll say "Oh Ya!!" Most of us know Dueling Banjos from the movie "Deliverance."
Well, since "Dueling Banjos" has ALWAYS been one of my favorites, I pay homage to Arthur.
Here are the links to "Feudin Banjos" and Dueling Banjos. Enjoy!

John Pinette

Age 50. Died April 05, 2014Comedian/Actor - "Seinfeld"

Mickey Rooney

Age 93. Died April 06, 2014Actor - "National Velvet", "Andy Hardy", "Boys Town", "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"Editor's Note: Well, it has finally happened, Mickey Rooney is dead. One of the classics of Hollywood, Mickey has been one of my favorites for over 50 years, a little over half of his career. Sing along with Mickey and Judy and watch the trials of Andy Rooney. Cheer for Mickey as he preps "The Pie" to race in National Velvet and cry with him in Boys Town. One of the greats is gone, a true showman and a world class talent.

Mary Anderson

Age 96. Died April 06, 2014Actress - "Gone With The Wind"

James Hellwig

Age 54. Died April 08, 2014Pro Wrestler-WWE - "Ultimate Warrior"

Idabelle June Srock

Age 81. Died April 16, 2014My Mom Editor's Note: My mom passed away this morning from complications of Dementia, Cancer and Diabetes. She spent the last 2 years suffering under pathetic Obamacare driven health care from both Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals. This Obamacare bullshit made everyone far more preoccupied with paper than patients.

My mom spent her last month in an absolutely awful locked down Dementia Unit at a local nursing home. With the rare exception of two staff members, she endured people who cared nothing about providing quality health care. When I went up there today, most of them could not even look me in the eye.

This is the 15 minutes of fame I promised my mom. The only celebrity she ever achieved was her ability to bake world class cookies. People for miles around our home in Austintown , Ohio made sure they stopped by our house every Christmas, so they would not miss those 130 varieties of cookies.
I could never talk her into taking them commercial. Compared to hers, Mrs. Fields Sucked.

Here's to you mom. Your healthcare nightmare is over and you are now world famous!

Age 79. Died May 08, 2014Actress/Producer - "The Partridge Family", "Dawson's Creek"

Jerry Vale

Age 83. Died May 18, 2014Singer/Actor - "Volare", "Goodfellas"

Matthew Cowles

Age 69. Died May 22, 2014Actor - "All My Children"

Mona Freeman

Age 87. Died May 23, 2014Actress - "Perry Mason", "Playhouse 90"

Herb Jeffries

Age 100. Died May 25, 2014Actor/Singer - "The Bronze Buckaroo"

June

Ann B. Davis

Age 88. Died June 01, 2014Actress - "The Brady Bunch"

Ruby Dee

Age 91. Died June 11, 2014Actress - "A Raisin In the Sun"

Casey Kasem

Age 82. Died June 15, 2014Host/Voice Over - "Scooby Doo"

Eli Wallach

Age 98. Died June 24, 2014Actor - "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly"

July

Dick Jones

Age 87. Died July 07, 2014Actor - "Pinocchio"

James Garner

Age 86. Died July 19, 2014Actor - "Maverick", "The Great Escape", "Space Cowboys"

Skye McCole Bartusiak

Age 21. Died July 20, 2014Actress - "The Patriot"

James Shigeta

Age 81. Died July 28, 2014Actor - "Flower Drum Song", "Die Hard"

August

Marilyn Burns

Age 65. Died August ??, 2014Actress - "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" Editor's Note: She was found dead August 05,2014

Charles Keating

Age 72. Died August 09, 2014Actor - "Another World"

Danny Murphy

Age 59. Died August 09, 2014Actor - "There's Something About Mary"

Ed Nelson

Age 85. Died August 09, 2014Actor - "Peyton Place"

Robin Williams

Age 63. Died August 11, 2014Actor - "Mork and Mindy", "Good Will Hunting", "Good Morning Viet Nam"Editor's Note: Like many, I have been a fan of Robin Williams for decades. I am stunned that he went out by suicide.
I always envisioned him just dropping dead mid improv.

The last time I saw him was on Letterman's show. His eyes were sad even though
he was promoting his lastest show "The Crazy One's." His death brings back a memory of Lucille Ball. She died shortly after her last sitcom was cancelled too.
The shame is, both shows deserved to be cancelled. Lucy's timing was way off and Robin's was just not right for his last show. Maybe comedians just can't handle rejection.

I will miss Robin, his comedy and his energy.

Lauren Becall

Age 89. Died August 12, 2014Actress - "The Shootist"

Arlene Martel

Age 78. Died August 12, 2014Actress - "Star Trek"

Stephen Lee

Age 58. Died August 14, 2014Actor - "NCIS", "La Bamba", "Bones"

Don Pardo

Age 96. Died August 18, 2014Announcer - "Saturday Night Live"

Richard Attenborough

Age 90. Died August 24, 2014Actor/Director - "Jurrasic Park", "Ghandi"

September

Joan Rivers

Age 81. Died September 04, 2014Comedian - "The Tonight Show", "E - Red Carpet"Editor's Note: There is a God! With any luck, Melissa will go into a Long Term Seclusion.

Molly Glynn

Age 46. Died September 06, 2014Actress - "Chicago Fire","Boss"Editor's Note: If a tree falls in the woods.........

Don Keefer

Age 98. Died September 07, 2014Actor - "The Caine Mutiny"

Richard Kiel

Age 74. Died September 10, 2014Actor - "The Spy Who Loved Me"Editor's Note: NOT Lurch.....